Reviews for Shawnee Mountain Ski Area

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Reviews for Shawnee Mountain Ski Area

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Kevin
I’ve been to a lot of places but I’ve been Shawnee twice now and both times I’ve had bad experiences with skiers. I’m a snowboarder. One time I took a break on the side of a run, no where near getting in anyone’s way. And a skier slowly comes close to me and sprays me, while his friend said “you got him.” And then another time another skier tells his whole group to cut us in line even though we were the only ones in between them. They couldn’t wait one spot? I’ve never felt more unwanted in any other mountain
There’s some enjoyable long greens and blues
A lot of flat spots
Steven
This place is absolutely incredible. We are Camelback season pass holders but are deeply concerned about the direction of their ski school. I have an Indy Pass so I decided I had nothing to lose and check out Shawnees ski school. For the same price as 1.5 hours at Camelback you get 3 hours at Shawnee and the level of teaching is far higher. This ski area is clearly dedicated to growing the sport of skiing and the local community. The terrain is generally very mild so it’s fantastic for getting your whole family into the sport.
Second to none ski school
Mostly beginner and lower intermediate terrain
Jim Lutz
Great family resort with a nice high-speed quad chair and good variety of trails. Everyone is really nice too. It’s unpretentious here so nobody will laugh at you for having last year’s skis haha. The only thing I wish was better is that the parking is kinda far away.
Andy
Great area to learn. Small resort but easy to navigate. Bunny hill area is good for many levels and great for learning new skills rather than constantly going to runs
Good lifts, quick, good slopes and snow. No random areas that’s just the ground
Petranka Badova Radev
This is the best place ever to learn to ski in a friendly and relaxed environment. Both of my boys, Robbie aged 3 and Ittie aged 6 had a great time during the 5 days we skied between Christmas and New Year's. Shout out to Robbie's amazing private teacher Theresa, who made his experience so great and managed to even take him to the bunny hill during his last lesson. Ittie's mountain cruiser teachers Walter (who we later discovered also moonlights in a band - great music!), Bruno and Alexandra were also pretty awesome and got him to really enjoy his time on the big slopes. Billy was great for my lesson and taught me so much more that I got out of previous lessons at other places. Mike and Robin, who are some of the folks that run the ski school program were also amazing and really accommodating when Ittie needed to test out of his age group and join a more advanced program for older kids. Overall, we are so grateful for an amazing experience - great job everyone! We have already booked out tickets for President's day weekend and are looking forward to being back here.
Perfect for families with kids learning to ski, as well as adult learners
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Mara Scott
Nice place to learn, and ski at. Snowboard terrain looks good when they have enough snow. Some trail areas in the middle and bottom are congested and a bit hazardous with not enough room for everyone.
Small Mountain Feel
Trail crowded in places.
Alex
Shawnee is my favorite to go to year after year. Great for my whole family, including the little ones. Childrens lesson programs were really great for teaching hands-on learning.
Love the high speed lift and groomed trails
Rachel
Amazing family friendly resort that is great for beginners to experts. Felt very much at home here and welcomed, loved the small family owned vibe.
Awesome for families!
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Michaela
Love Shawnee, great staff and good mountain for learning and coming with your family. Always great deals going on so you can save money.
Family friendly, good for learning, good value
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Spencer
Shawnee is a very nice family friendly mountain. It has a terrain park with 3 trails. Has a nice seven lifts that barley have lines. The lodge is old but they have good food no waffle stand though. My favorite part though is it has green trails and black diamonds and Intermediate trails not just a lot of green and black
Not crowded, Not long lift lines, groomed trails
Not the best lodge not a lot of trails
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